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A good alternator should be putting out 14v at the battery, would be a good place to start checking security of wiring and earths.
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not had any faults up to yet one thing that struck me was it fired up straight away first crack of the key usally it takes about 3/4 seconds o cold cranking
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Sounds like the alternator to me mate..
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Sounds like the voltage regulator which I think may be built into the alternator depending on the age of your vehicle. This is potentially a dangerous thing to have happen as over-voltage can totally screw the ECU. You don't want to know how much an ECU costs!
I would get it checked before you use it again.
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it was the alenator i had i new one fitted £145 + £60 fitting, thats was the only thing to go wrong in 18,000 miles. this week headlight has blown?.rear door woudnt open the little blue pin that connects to the rear door handle has brocken so i had to zip-tie it together.lol.? blue smoke when starting(never done that before)?clutch slippingwhen cold?:brickwall:
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